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    Arorae

    2°39′S 176°50′E

    Arorae (spelling variants: Arorai, Arurai; also known as Hope Island or Hurd Island) is an atoll in Kiribati located near the equator. Arorae is the southernmost island in the Gilbert Islands group. It has a population of just over a thousand inhabitants on 9.5 square kilometres.

    NASA astronaut image of Arorae Island, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
    NASA astronaut image of Arorae Island, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati

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    2°39′S 176°50′E

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    Arorae (spelling variants: Arorai, Arurai; also known as Hope Island or Hurd Island) is an atoll in Kiribati located near the equator. Arorae is the southernmost island in the Gilbert Islands group. It has a population of just over a thousand inhabitants on 9.5 square kilometres.

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    Nearest islands

    Also in Gilbert Islands

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      Major islands

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      21 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

    • Nikunau

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    • Beru

      17.5 km²▲ 18 m

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      Major islands

    • Maiana

      16.7 km²▲ 3 m

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    • Onotoa

      15.6 km²

      Major islands

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      15.5 km²▲ 3 m

      Major islands

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    • Samoa

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      Minor islands

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    • Tonga

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      Minor islands

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      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

    Also in Leeward Islands

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      Minor islands

    • Rangiroa

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      Minor islands

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      1,112 km²

      Minor islands

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      749 km²

      Minor islands

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      720 km²▲ 3 m

      Minor islands

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      706 km²

      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

    Also in Society Islands

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      268,021 km²

      Major islands

    • Samoa

      2,842 km²

      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

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      Minor islands

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      Major islands

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      Minor islands

    Also in Gilbert Islands

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      586 km²▲ 10 m

      Major islands

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      99.9 km²▲ 21 m

      Major islands

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      22.5 km²▲ 18 m

      Major islands

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      20.7 km²▲ 19 m

      Major islands

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      19.1 km²▲ 23 m

      Major islands

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      17.5 km²▲ 18 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      16.3 km²▲ 19 m

      Major islands

    • Unnamed island

      15.8 km²▲ 23 m

      Minor islands

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
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    • Wikidata
    • Wikipedia

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